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This is mostly American slang
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First submittedSeptember 21, 2012
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Slang
Hint
Meaning
Spud
Food
Potato
Blow
Drug
Cocaine
Idiot Box
Object
Television
John
Place
Bathroom
Slammer
Place
Jail
Spook
Occupation
Spy
Knocked Up
Personal State
Pregnant
Joe
Beverage
Coffee
Shades
Attire
Sunglasses
Ice
Mineral
Diamond
Firebug
Type of Criminal
Arsonist
Noggin
Body Part
Head
Beemer
Brand Name
BMW
Buy the Farm
Verb
Die
In the Buff
Personal State
Naked
Nada
Amount
Nothing
Blotto
Personal State
Drunk
Barf
Verb
Vomit
Forty Winks
Activity
Nap
The Five-0
Group of People
Police
gravyfury
+2
Level 22
Nov 13, 2012
Good quiz. Boob tube is an american slang for TV. I have heard it for 36 years.
jmaddog
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Level 33
Nov 14, 2012
Nada is not slang, it's Spanish for nothing.
mightythor
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Level 66
Jun 11, 2015
+1
akwildrose
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Level 51
Jul 1, 2015
I was going to say the same thing. It is a borrowed word (from Spanish, obviously), not slang.
lookingforenergy
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Level 24
Mar 9, 2020
Definition of slang: a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.

This applies to the word 'Nada,' which I have used informally in speech.

Olober
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Level 57
Mar 9, 2020
What do you mean that applies to the word "nada"? "Nada" is directly equivalent to the word "nothing"- it's not considered an informal word (acceptable in school & work writing), it's not more common in speech than writing, nor is its use restricted to a certain context or group of people (it is the standard spanish word meaning "nothing", it is not a regional word)
adocys
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Level 44
Feb 16, 2024
this quiz is slang for english though? Also, I've never seen 'nada' used in writing
d3block
+1
Level 41
Mar 26, 2023
but this is english not spanish
CLoAKeDGerBiL
+2
Level 19
Nov 15, 2012
you should think about including "pyromaniac" to the arsonist one.
LadyScroop
+2
Level 65
Jun 25, 2015
A pyromaniac is just someone who likes fire. They don't necessarily commit crimes.
fromaj
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Level 70
Jun 30, 2015
It also means pyromaniac:

Synonyms for firebug

noun, person who sets fires

arsonist, incendiary, pyromaniac

akwildrose
+1
Level 51
Jul 1, 2015
Nor is it slang.
dakgrl
+2
Level 56
Nov 7, 2013
private investigator and cop aren't acceptable?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jun 11, 2015
No, a cop is not the same as a spy.
plattitude
+5
Level 92
Jan 30, 2014
The diamond clue tripped me up for a while because ice (as in frozen water), an inorganic, crystalized, ordered solid, is considered a mineral in its own right. So I spent a minute trying 'frozen water' etc, thinking the QM was trying to trick us.

Cursed by my own pedantry.

kitshef
+2
Level 84
May 28, 2014
20/21. Never heard of the 5-0.
sillie
+2
Level 77
Jun 30, 2014
Got the 5-0 when trying to guess spook. -- What about "throw up" and "pyromaniac"?
TenThousand
+2
Level 76
Dec 7, 2014
Accept "gaol" and "nil" as write-ins?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jun 11, 2015
Gaol will work now.
martay
+3
Level 70
Feb 23, 2019
Gaol? Have you timed traveled and found yourself stuck here in the 21st century? Unfortunately you missed Marty and Doc Brown a few years back in 2015. But look for the schematics of a flux capacitor integrated into an automobile Delorean which is a type of horse carriage. I hope you find your way home soon!
henriluvsu
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Level 43
Aug 18, 2022
We still use gaol in our country, and it was more popular than 'jail' in the late 1900s...
PacoGee
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Level 44
Jan 22, 2015
I have seen the word for BMW spelled Bimmer.. no idea where ti comes from of if it is said BEEMER.. I always assumed it was this way, but I have never owned a BMW so i dont know ;)
Nichole5126
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Level 28
Jun 30, 2015
20/20 only 2:48 left. Holla!!
cheeseontoast
+4
Level 59
Jun 30, 2015
'blow' in the UK refers to cannabis / marajuana.

Not heard the term 'firebug' but the answer was obvious

kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
Jun 30, 2015
I like how I can define one slang term with another slang term ("coke")
sharonRA
+2
Level 58
Jun 30, 2015
this was fun, do another one!
skiesboy
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Level 65
Jun 30, 2015
well pleased, I am not American, and I still got 14 right :)
Nyackjohn
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Level 78
Jun 30, 2015
Television has been quite famously called "the boob tube" in the USA since I was a kid 50 years ago, it is not at all a new term. I can only guess those that find it odd are either very young or not from the US, meaning that it may be just an expression here and not worldwide. A Boob Tube as a Tube Top is something I certainly have never heard of in all MY years, making it likely a UK expression or an expression elsewhere. I'm just surprised because so many magazine articles and books (even book TITLES) refer to television as "The Boob Tube" - it's not particularly obscure.
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Jul 5, 2019
I usally know quite a bit of vocabulary and slang wether it is uk or us (I am often surprised that some english speakers have never heard of expressions I have heard of quite often, even more the case between UK and US, it seems there is zero exposure to the other party)

I dont recall ever hearing boob tube used for television though. What do boobs have to do with it? (Tube top I have heard of)

Soph1
+1
Level 49
Jul 2, 2015
What about detective for spook? Said no
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Oct 20, 2018
A detective would be a "gumshoe" or, if in private practice, a PI

(Private Investigator). I have always heard of a "spook' as being slang for "Spy" (as in James Bond).

Soph1
+1
Level 49
Jul 2, 2015
Can you not accept arson for firebug?
Qikiq
+3
Level 86
Feb 4, 2016
I tried Hawaiians for the Five-0, because I'm an idiot. Took me a minute to realize that Hawaii Five-0 referred to the police in Hawaii, not the Hawaiians themselves.
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 85
Aug 14, 2018
According to Wikipedia, 5-0 was originally a reference to Hawaii being the 50th state. I don't know when it allegedly stopped referring to Hawaiian state police and started referring to police in general.
greenapple7
+1
Level 57
Nov 13, 2023
I DID THE SAME THING LOL
browniejail01
+2
Level 4
Mar 28, 2016
Can they change barf to be able to put throw up or puked? Or are those slang too?
xEJtheDJx
+3
Level 44
Jul 23, 2016
I feel like puke and throw up should both be accepted for barf.
BlackLab
+2
Level 65
Feb 23, 2019
I think Up Chuck and Blow Chunks should be acceptable
leviOsa
+2
Level 37
Feb 23, 2019
The answer has to be 1 word.
pokemon376
+1
Level 28
Dec 19, 2016
But Nada isnt slang, its literally Spanish for nothing.
WeyerLT
+1
Level 44
Apr 5, 2017
I got 9 (one a guess), and was surprised to see the ones I missed were so well known. I had never heard of any of them. Must be the generation gap
samalam
+1
Level 51
Apr 25, 2018
Pyromaniac for arsonist?
jargoun
+2
Level 48
Aug 1, 2019
Good quiz -- albeit comically dated
jayrod
+1
Level 92
Dec 23, 2019
Never heard of "blotto" before. Blew through the other 19 instantly and then guessed for a minute before giving up.

Is that a British thing? I'm in the midwestern USA

EytanMelech
+2
Level 67
Jan 3, 2020
Please accept "Brain" for noggin.
LEMONLAID
+1
Level 17
Mar 5, 2020
ummmmmmmmmmmmmm.............. I'm pretty sure half of these were not slang but it was still a good quiz.
Snipp
+1
Level 70
Mar 9, 2020
I`m not american and got 14. Time to cut idiot box time.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Mar 9, 2020
Maybe accept more possible answers for barf? I nearly tried every synonym there is under the sun ( besides vomit..) First throw up and puke, then other terms and all variations of it, gag, hurl, retch, upchuck, heave, spew and several more. I really couldnt think what you were asking for and started doubted the meaning. (that I didnt get vomit is my own problem, but surely other opions should be accepted especially puke I think that is a proper word, not slang, though not a medical term (Actually I dont think vomit is either, it would be something like expell, emit or regurgitate)
gonzit
+2
Level 69
May 8, 2020
Ice means jewelry so that should be an accepted answer
reverendmeat
+1
Level 80
Feb 26, 2023
No it doesn't.
tommuelmerson
+3
Level 58
Mar 26, 2021
Never heard anyone say 'buy the farm' before
tmaisback
+3
Level 49
Jan 27, 2022
Missed one. Never heard "blotto" in my life.
RogueMeteorite
+1
Level 69
Jul 16, 2023
Great quiz! Could you accept "loo" as well as "toilet" for "bathroom", please?
Brank0
+1
Level 39
Aug 21, 2023
I said arson, but not arsonist.

Never head someone use arsonist before. "He's an arson" sound better to my ears.

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